verb
allot and assign both imply the giving of a share or portion with no indication of uniform distribution, assign having the extra connotation of authoritativeness I was assigned the task of allotting the seats; apportion connotes the just, proportionate, often uniform distribution of a fixed number of portions; allocate usually implies the allowance of a fixed amount for a specific purpose to allocate $50 for books
See allot in Webster's New World Roget's A-Z Thesaurus II
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